28.10.2024
The Ukrainian Dota 2 national team won't participate in IESF WEC24 due to lack of military registration documents

The Ukrainian Dota 2 national team, which consists of some of the Palianytsia players, will not participate in the IESF WEC24, which will be held in Riyadh from 11 to 16 November. We first contacted the Esports Federation of Ukraine for comments. Eduard Anokhin, Operational Director of the Esports Federation of Ukraine, noted that "the […]

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19.08.2024
mezii: “The CS is really messy now. I don't think NAVI played the best CS. We didn't play the best CS, as well”

Vitality player William mezii Merriman gave a post-match interview to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo after winning IEM Cologne 2024.  What does this win mean to you?  It's great to win here. I think after the first part of the season where we couldn't get a trophy, it was definitely tough. But winning here, in one […]

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17.08.2024
B1ad3: “It’s Counter-Strike, where there’s no room for errors”

NAVI head coach Andrii B1ad3 Gorodenskiy gave a post-match interview to Players reporter Sofia Pikhalo after defeating MOUZ in the match for the grand final of IEM Cologne 2024. What went wrong in the Mirage and Inferno attacks?  On Inferno, we didn't control the banana behind the T-side very well. We were very confused in […]

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17.08.2024
Arrozdoce about loss in semi-final of IEM Cologne 2024: “I know it's hard to clutch against five guys who shoot really well, but I had to try them”

SAW player Rafael arrozdoce Wing gave a post-match express commentary to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo after the defeat by Vitality in the semi-final of IEM Cologne 2024. Can you describe how it was for you to lose against Vitality?  I'm not sad that we lost. I know they are a very good team. I don't […]

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16.08.2024
Jimpphat: “It means a lot for me to play against Aleksi”

MOUZ player Jimi Jimpphat Salo gave a post-match express commentary to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo after reaching the semi-final of IEM Cologne 2024. How are you feeling right now?  It feels really good. First of all, we have so many supporters here right now, so we really feel it is a  team. I think it's […]

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16.08.2024
MUTiRiS: “We are making history, we just want to keep going”

SAW captain Christopher MUTiRiS Fernandes gave a post-match interview to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo after reaching the semifinals of IEM Cologne 2024.  First of all, what does this win mean to you and the team?  It means everything. It's our first stage, first big stage, so I never thought that we would play so well. […]

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16.08.2024
Spinx: “The goal is to lift the trophy and to win the tournament, but we still have some stuff to do before we get there”

Team Vitality player Lotan Spinx Giladi talked to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo as part of the media day at IEM Cologne 2024. That was a pretty confident group stage from Vitality. Do you feel that you are ready to win this tournament? I prefer not to think about lifting the trophy before we are actually […]

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15.08.2024
xertioN: “There is no number one in the world right now, but I think it's the most exciting era”

MOUZ player Dorian xertioN Berman talked with Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo before the start of the IEM Cologne 2024 playoffs. You will play at LANXESS Arena for the first time in your career. What do you expect from the audience, given that MOUZ is the German organisation? Well, I expect to have some nice support […]

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14.08.2024
jL: “We rely on the team, not individuals”

NAVI player Justinas jL Lekavicius talked to Players reporter Sofiia Pikhalo as part of the media day at IEM Cologne 2024. The first map against SAW was not the best for the team.  It was very bad.  What was the problem? Maybe there was an underestimation of the opponent?  No, we never go into a […]

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14.08.2024
ropz about the comeback on the last map against Liquid: “It was important to win the pistol round. From then on, we just won round after round”

FaZe player Robin ropz Kool talked with Players reporter Sofia Pikhalo before the start of the IEM Cologne 2024 playoffs. How are you feeling today? You slept well?  No, actually, I haven't had much sleep. We finished quite late and our media day also started like 9am-ish, 10am-ish. So, not much sleep, so we're pretty […]

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